HONGKONG DAILY PRÈSS
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
ORDENS BY LT.-COL. H. B. ROSE, M.C., COMMANDANT, HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
HONOUR
2/L C. W. L. Cole from 1st Bty.
Extract from Government Ga- to 3rd Bty.. 18.6.39. zette No. 24 dated 8.6.39.
No. 467-His Majesty the King has been graciously "pleased to approve the following appoint-
2/Lt. D. McLellan from 2nd Bty. to 1st Bty., 18.0.39,
LEAVE
Pte. F. O. Reed, No. 3 MG. Coy...
ment in the most Excellent Order 4.8.39 to 3.7.39. of the British Empire (Military Division:-
To be an ordinary member of the Fifth Class cr Member:-Capt. Jose Simao Rodrigues. 1939,
June 8.
Gnr. A. R. Forsyth. 2nd Bty., 10.5.39 to 9.8.40.
Pte. A. J. Redenham, Field Amb.. 1.6,39 to 31.8.99
Gnr. A. T. Godfrey, 2nd Bty.. 10.6.39 to 5.7.39.
STRENGTH-DECREASE Pte. V. J. Garcia., A.A. Coy..! 26.5.39.
KING'S BIRTHDAY REVIEW The following letters, exchanged between H.E. the Governor and
Sigma. H. Harteam. Corps Sig- and the Commander-in-Chiet General Officer Commanding, arenals, 27.5.39. published for communication all ranks:-
to
From H.E. the Governor and Commander-in-Chief to the G.O.C. dated 9.6.39: "I shall be grateful if you will convey to the various units who were on parade, yester- day morning a message of my high appreciation of their smart- ness and steadiness in somewhat difficult circumstances. I felt it to be a great privilege to trispect and take the salute of such a fine array of men."
From the G.o.c. to HE the Governor
and
Commander-in- Chier dated June 9, 1939: "I have the honour to thank Your Ex- cellency for your letter of to-day's,
which you have very date in kindly expressed your approval of the appearance of the troops on yesterday's parade."
MACHINE GUN CUP ·
COMPETITION
The M.G. Cup Competition will be held in Camp at Fanling.
PARADES
1st Battery
Belchers, 5:45 p.m. Right Half Section, Gun drill and D.R.F. Dress-Overalls, S.D. caps and gun platform shoes.
June 23: Belchers, 5.45 p.m. Left Half Section. Gun drill, Lewis gun platform shoes,
Left Section June 23, H.Q. 5.30 p.m..
Talk ranks. Corps Artillery.
All
on reorganisation
2nd Battery
June 21 and 22: Scandal Point,
5.30 p.m.
Those detailed for Range
Takers' and Layers'. Courses.
Dress: 8.D. caps and overalls
3rd Battery
STAMP COLLECTOR'S COUP
£475 For 1918 Air Mail Stamp
£475
A stamp buyer paid "at Harmer, Rooke and Co.'s auction on June 2 for a United States 24-cent air-mall stamp, In carmine and blue, which was issued in 1918
The story of this stamp, one of only 100 in existence, is phi- among the romances of lately.
an
asked
In 1918 a buyer went into Gnr. F. E. Pugodin, 1st Bty.American post-office and 3.6.39.
for an air stamp. He noticed Pte. A H. Moss, No. 2 M.G. Coy.that the sheet produced showed 8.6.39.
promptly Pte. H. B. Powis, Field Amb. centres inverted, and
entire take the said he would Res., 13.6.39.
sheet of 100, for which he paid about £5.
STRENGTH INCREASE · Gnr. P. K. M. Patten, 1st Bty.,
13.6.39.
་
Onr. J. R. M. Smith, 2cd" Bty.. 13.6.39.
Gnr. J. F. Burford, and Bty., 14.6.39,"
Spr. B. G. Milenko, D. and W. Coy. 6.0.39.
Spr. G. N. Jelthersky: D. and W. Coy.. 1.6.39.
E N. THURSBY, Captain. Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
NOTICE Annual Swimming Sports Friday, July 28, 1939 at 9.30 p.m.
EVENTS TO BE HELD
Handicap
1. Volunteer
Men--50 yards.
Race
2. Ladies Invitation Handicap
Race-Open-50 yards.
He sold the sheet for £5.000. The specimen sold yesterday was part of the collection of air post formed flown covers stamps and by Mrs. Louisa Anson McCleverty The collection realised £4.437.
High Prices Pald
FINANCE & GENERAL
WAR ENTERS ECONOMIC STAGE
WHY JAPAN CAN NEVER WIN LONG-TERM CONTEST AGAINST CHINA
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that
SHANGHAI (Reuter By Mail)-The growing Japan can never win a long-term contest with China is reflected by "FINANCE & COMMERCE," Shanghai's leading financial weekly, a leading article dealing with the new phase of the Far Eastern struggle, in which economie power; the periodical asserts, will be more important than military power.
Reviewing the effects in Japan sacrifices made, but only further of the protracted hostilities," the restrictions on business enterprise paper declares that business will with each succeeding week,
difficult
Faced with continually increasing become more
and the struggle more tedious, and it must costs of living, it is not rëmarkable. be evident that at some point a that war enthusiasm should be re- non-ruinous peace wll appear far placed by a feeling of apathy, more desirable to the Japanese The Japanese military authori- people than the prospect of victory ties, it continues, have easily with inevitable impoverishment. secured supplies in the country Stating that the struggle between districts of the occupied territory Japan and China is gradually through the circulation of their entering the economic phase, the own notes "at the point of the air bayonet," but it is now left for paper 5:13's that although ralds will continue, they w not the other administrative bodies to affect the broad Issue. Japan has clear up this mess. These notes, accomplished all she can hope to without backing of any kind, can- accomplish from a military point or not be entirely repudiated and consequently they drag the yen view
steadily downward.
Refusal To Submit Japanese Army leaders, however.
Apart from the American rarity. the best prices were obtained for it. continues, did not foresee the
Constant Dimcultles While there is this depreciation
Newfoundland issues. Sir W. Lind-present situation, where a nation, in the yen and constant difficulties say Everard. M.P., paid £425 for thoroughly beaten according to all between Japan and other foreign 4. 1919
Martinsyde, manuscript military rules refuses to submit. The powers, the paper declares, China overprinted "First Aerial Mail, problems remaining are not of the is directing, all her energies to the kind which can be solved by force development of resources in the J.A.R." on 3e. red-brown, on com- plete down cover, and postmarked and inevitably the Japanese civilian great areas of territory" outside St. Johns April 19, 1919.
officials, those whom the army Japan's influence. While too much to desoise. importance may easily be attached A 1827 de Pinedo, 60c. black. frequently pretends mint copy, sold for £310,
must take a more and more pro to the immediate possibilities of minent share in the direction of this new trend in industry, the results will be cumulative and two affairs.
or three years hence China may and herself in a stronger position than she is to-day.
A 1919 Hawker 3c. red-brown *3, 150 Yards Team Race-Three
over-printed "First Transatlantic styles-Teams of three men Air Post, April, 1919" was bought each man 50 yards. ist man, Black stroke; End man, Free for an American at £210: another style; 3rd man, Breast, stroke. Hawker, on cover postmarked St. 12. 1919. realised 4. H.K.V.D.C. Nursing Detach-Johns, April
ment Championship-30 yds. £105; and a. 1933 Balbo Flight 5. High diving-Teams of three issue: $4.50 on 10c. yellow, error men-three swallow" dives-surcharge on wrong value, sold for standing Unit Champion- £230. This last is one of only known ship event.
eight atamps of the kind
*6. 300 Yards Team Race Teams to exist and is overprinted "Gen.
of six men-each man to swim Balbo Flight."
50 yards-any style,
7. Officers v. Sergeants Race"
Teams of four men-each
man each, man to, swim 25 yards.
8. First Aid Race.
9. Pillow fight.
10. Exhibition diving.
11
June 19 and 21: HQ 5.30 p.m.]*11. Inter-unit Water Polo.
Recruits.
תנו
June 23, HQ. 5.30 p.m.
Ranks. Talk
Other reorganisation
D.EL. Section
Corps Artillery.
1:
Those detailed, squad drill.
*Unit championship events. UNITS Corps Artillery (+ Batteries and D.EL. Section),、
· Mobile
(Armd. Cars,
Column
June 19 and 22: E.Q. 5.30 p.m. M.MG's, Corps Signals, D. and W.
Coy., A.S.C. Coy, and Air Arm).
Machine Gun Coys (Nos. 1; 2 and 3 M.G. Coys.).
Beach Light Company June 19, HQ. 5.45 p.m. Squad drill.
Demolition and Works Company
June 22, H.Q. 5.30 p.m, Prepara-i tion for Aring circuit,
Corps. Signals
June 19, H.Q. 5.15 p.m. Line and Operating Section. Reconnaissance party. Recruits, map reading.
June 23, H.Q. 5.15 p.m. D/R Section Map reading exercise on road,
Armoured Car Platoon June 20, HQ. 5.30 p.m. A Class, driving instructions. B Class, M.G. training.
Motor Machine Gun Platoon June 23, 5.30 p.m. N.C.O.'s H.Q.
|
Portuguese Coys (No. 5 M.G. and A.A. Coys.).
Chinese Coys. (No. 4 M.G. and Beach Light Coys.).
ENTRANCE FEE
The entrance fee will be $10 for each Unit for events Nos. 3, 5, 8 and 14 and 50 cents per man for events Nos. 1 and 11.
ENTRIES
All entries in writing accom- panied by the necessary fees, to E. Hon. Secretary, C.Q.M.S. P. Baskett, Corps H.Q, by 5.30 p.m. Monday, July 10.
ADMISSION TO SPORTS Admission to the Sports will be
Privates, Hung Hom Rallway De-s1. Competitors will be issued with
pot. Riding practice.
No. 1 M.G. Company
Complimentary Tickets.
The next meeting of Committee June 20, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. (1) will be held at HQ, on Monday, N.C.O.'s. Class, map reading. (July 10 at 5.30 pm, when Unit re- No. 4 (Troop) Platoon. Trained presentatives will attend. men, use of instruments. De- cruits, M.G. instruction.
AFFILIATED UNIT
~June 25, HQ 5.30 p.m. Nos Nursing-Detachment, HKVD.C. and Platoons. Trained men, The next lecture on Home Nur- use of instruments. Recruits, des-sing will be given at the Military cription of gun, care and cleaning. Hospital, Bowen Road at 5.30 p.m.
No. 2 M.G. Company
on Monday, June 19, Transport June 22, HQ. 5.30 pm. M.G.will leave Corps HQ, at 5.15 p.m. training.
Strength-Increase: Mrs. L. V. Gray, 5.6.39.
No. 3 M.G. Company June 19, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. See Com- pany circular.
No. 4.M.G, Company June 18, Peak Range, 9.30 a.m. Dress optional. Free vouchers for Peak Tram will be issued to those aring Aring at HQ Stores before
9 10.
June 23, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Company parade for issue, and atting of respirators. Recruits, musketry.
(Egd.) 'MRS. ́E M. BEGG. Commandant, Nursing Detachment, HKV.D.C.
WEATHER REPORT HONGKONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY":
10 a.m., June 16. Barometer (at sea level), 29.87 ins. No. 5 MG. Company Temperature, 84 F. June 20, HQ 530 p.m. Those Humidity, 10 per cent. detailed. EG.D.. fire orders, re- Wind Direction, S.W. cognition of targets and LA. Re Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. mainder, mechanism heads 5-8 Temperature; maximum yesterday.
84 F
Anti-Aircraft Company
June 20, HQ 5.30 pm. Elemen-Temperature: minimum last night, tary mechanism, backward and forward action Points BDA
A Field Ambulance June 21, H.Q. (1) N.C.O.'s Class,
Pay Section
5.30 p.m. (11) Remainder, 6 p.m. June 23, E.Q. 6.30 ·p.m. - M
TRANSFERS
Capt. JH Bottomley from Corps Signals to D. and W. Coy 18.8.39.
Lieut. R. K. Valentine from Res of Offices to No. 4 M.G. Cos. 16.5.39
COLONY HEALTH
RETURNS
Twenty-eight cases of tubercu losis were notified to the Health Department on June 15, in addi- tion to six cases of cholera, four cases of dysentery, three cases of measles and one case of cerebro- spinal fever..
AIRPORT NEWS Imperial Airways:
NORTHBOUND Monday: 'Bangkok, Hano!" Hong-
kong.
Della 4 p.m.,
Tuesday: Bangkok, Haol Hong-
kong.
·Dorado-4 p.m.
SOUTHBOUND
Tuesday: Hanoi, Bangkok,
Della-7. a.m.
Air France:
NORTHBOUND
Wednesday: France. Hanoi...
Hongkong.
Service---12.30 p.m.
Pan American Airways:
... EASTWARD Wednesday: U. S. A. Manila.
Hongkong.
China Clipper-2 pm.
WESTWARD
Thursday: Manila, USA.-- China Clipper -8.30 am.
Note The Monday service, in- ward, of Imperial Airways' plane "Delia will carry Australian and India mail only. The Empire mail from England is twenty-four hours late and will not arrive in Hong- kong until Tuesday afternoon in the "Dorado.”
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 17 June to 23 1839,
HIGH WATER
WA
Hong
Low WankR,
| uFteH
Hong
Kong
Kong
standard Standard
Time.
Time
Height
h... to. [08 17: 7:6 291843 0903179]
[44]
01649: 1848 04 C2309: 1630-101 08.2012 9
Bai. · 17
San18
81 F
23.0
Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th Mon. 19
to-day, 0.02 iris, ga Su
0981
8.0
Total rainfall since January 1st Tack 20
48.42 ins Against an average of. 31.00 Ins. Bunset to-night, 7.08 pm Buhrise to-morrow, 538 gm.
g
Wed 21
Thur 22
1040
04051-9. 17680 1 00484 48 2045339) 11307 6 1848 042
(12 27569
3
Max
Mm
p.m., June 16 Barometer (at sea level), 29.70 ins,
ture, 86
80 per cent
ection, SW, 2
(Beaufort).
08 28 4 8
1980 1083
06 50 3 2 2
mperature: SIT.
perature, 81 T
Two years ago; the paper goes on, it was generally believed that Japan, a thriving industrial nation, was as much superior to China in! economic power as she undoubtedly was in a military sense. In view of conditions to-day that opinion must be revised.
war
China's strength, it says," is
has broad-based. The demonstrated in a remarkable way that that strength has its foundation in "the good earth."" and that no military reverses can destroy it.
Patriotic Fervour
When Japan, somewhat boastfully, proclaimed that she was ready to pursue her present polley for the
Commerce" COX- "Finance and next five or ten years if necessary, cludes, she failed to take into account the steady drain upon her resources, "accompanied as it will be by slow, but very definite. Improvement in China's prospects.
2
The Ministry of Finance is con- sidering the issuance of subsidiary bant-notes of the 1-cent, 2-cent Meanwhile, states "Finance and and 3-cent denominations to relieve Commerce." the patriotic fervour the shortage of copper and nickel. in Japan, which acclaimed the coins in Shanghal Such notes have outbreak of hostilities, has largely been printed by the Cheklang Pro- subsided. Although there may be no vincial Bank for drculation within suggestion of weakening in Japan's the provincial areas, taking: the resolve to reach the goal of her place of ropper and nicqel coins, ambitious desires, two years of and it is expected that the new war have brought the people of bankhoes for Shanghai will be of a Japan nothing in return for the similar nature, the report states.
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